1995 Ford F-350 VE 12v Project

[Dieselwrencher]

This is a truck I traded labor on and now am in the middle of a dang restoration. Poor truck was beat to death. It is a 95 F-350 crew cab long box that started out as a 460 5 speed truck. Now it has a 91 5.9 cummins and a 5 speed. I have had to replace the transmission, transfer case, rear axle, front and rear drive shafts, all brake lines, all e-brake cables, front brakes, front hub bearings and calipers, installed a front shackle reversal, and added an add-a-leaf to the rear to get it to sit level. I have replaced all the body panels except the rear doors and the cab. I have replaced the rear seat, the front seat which is out of a 97 dodge and needs new brackets made to bolt in, and installed a complete new dash because the old one was broken in half. It needs painted and a bunch of other work to get it finished. Who knows when it'll get done because I only work on it in my spare time, and I have none. I did start building a custom front bumper for it and it isn't finished either. But I do use the truck to push other trucks in and out of the shop. Here are the pics:









I don't have any pics of the truck before I started replacing body panels, but it was ugly. The bed sides flapped in the wind because this truck used to have a brine tank in the back, and a plow on the front. The PO told me they only plowed with it a couple times. Yeah right. when I drove it home from his house, 45 miles, I kept hearing a weird clicking and clunking noise at low speeds. When I got the truck home I found the front drive shaft was broken at the cardinal joint. Yep, hardly used the 4wd he told me. I knew it was going to be a long road. Here is what I have of the body so far.





At this point I started installing the lift kit. I still need new shocks, a dropped pit man arm, and have to lengthen the front and rear sway bar links for the lift to be finished.






This truck was built using a 88 F-350 donor I purchased that had this engine already in. It was only a standard cab, and I have always wanted a crew cab ford of this era. So I took the 2 trucks and made one. I used a lot of parts I had laying around because this is on a poor guy's budget. For now the fuel tank is in the bed because this truck's fuel system was rusted beyond belief. I can't believe the truck held gas before. i didn't have any exhaust kits laying around, so I made one and used my 6" stacks I had sitting around. I did purchase some charcoal grey metallic single stage and edged the hood and fenders before I installed them. I have a lot of wiring to finish and repair on this poor truck as well. Plus install my quad pod for my gauges, and run all that as well. Recently I purchased an intercooler from a 2006 Dodge I'll install and have bigger injectors and may put twins on this thing. We'll see how the money tree sprouts first. I've had the truck torn apart for about a year now. At Least I got 2 months of work out of it before I tore it apart. It is a work in progress, and is real close, but not close enough.

[Dieselwrencher]

I made some progress on this truck and have been driving it everyday for a couple of weeks. I need to wash the engine compartment horribly and finish tying up wiring. I still have a bunch to do to it, but it rides and drives awesome! The power isn't where I'm used to and that will be addressed soon too.







I removed the stacks and put 5" straight out and exiting behind the rh rear tire. The truck is going to become John Deer Blitz Black soon as well. Since these pics were added, I installed a HX35W, dodge cr intercooler, LBDP 5x.012 injectors, a new lift pump, and a couple of injection pumps. I am currently running an ag pump while my IP is at the fuel shop.

[dazedandconfused]

I love that body style Ford! Hows the Vette coming i havent checked in on your thread over on CompD.

[cmann250]

Have you had a chance to check the mileage you are getting? I have a friend with the exact same truck except it's a '92 and a 351. He's aching to put a VE Cummins in it

[Dieselwrencher]

I love that body style Ford! Hows the Vette coming i havent checked in on your thread over on CompD.

Well some things will be changing on the car this year unfortunately.

[Dieselwrencher]

Have you had a chance to check the mileage you are getting? I have a friend with the exact same truck except it's a '92 and a 351. He's aching to put a VE Cummins in it

With the 33's it gets about 21-22. With 285's towing a trailer it gets 13-14. Empty with 285's driving to work every day it gets roughly 16-18. I've put 50k or more on this truck since last April. It's been all over hauling old cars and trucks and pulling trucks.

[revemup15]

Did you mate the engine to the Gasser zf5 or use a diesel zf5? How is it holding up?

[Dieselwrencher]

Did you mate the engine to the Gasser zf5 or use a diesel zf5? How is it holding up?

It is a big block ZF5. I have always heard horror stories about using the cummins in front of the zf trannies and how'd the cummins would eat them alive. Well, this trans was used when I put it in and it's been going strong for 30k or more in this truck. I haul with it quite often and it usually has a 18k load on it. I'd say it is doing good. My only complaint is that the gear split is worse than a NV4500 in 3rd to 4th. You better have a non laggy turbo when towing or have the rpm's up with a laggy turbo when shifting from 3rd to 4th. I've been told the diesel versions are worse.

[waltzf-n350]

whats the mpg

[revemup15]

I have heard the same stories but i dont understand why bc both are very close in torque rating